Fellowships and Studentships at ESO

In this section you will find information about the ESO fellowship and studentship programmes.

Postdoctoral Fellowship at ESO

ESO has an active fellowship programme in Garching and in Chile, with yearly application deadline on October 15.

In addition, ESO has several ALMA fellowship positions - funded by the Marie-Curie COFUND Programme of the European Community - to complement its regular fellowship programme.

Studentships at ESO

There are two main studentship programmes at ESO through which PhD students can do full or part of their PhD project at ESO in Garching or in Chile: The ESO studentship programme running in Garching and in Santiago, Chile, and the IMPRS studentships in Garching. The PhD students coming to ESO work on their PhD projects under a supervision of a faculty member.

ESO Studentships

Students enrolled in a PhD project in a University in ESO member countries interested in spending part (1-2 years) of their PhD research period in Garching or in Chile, are encouraged to apply for the ESO studentship programme. Yearly application deadlines are on May 31 and November 15.